Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waitara Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waitara Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waitara Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

NewPlymouthAero Aws

4 km SW28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
35
fresh winds from the SW
(33 km/h at 230°)
10.8 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

LeppertonNZ

8 km S53 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tikorangi

9 km SE91 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiongana wx

13 km S138 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 203 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapurau Lane

14 km SSW60 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

14 km SSW16 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
12.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

17 km SSW52 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Koru

29 km SSW410 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

53 km S231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (43 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opunake

57 km S49 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
35
fresh winds from the S
(37 km/h at 180°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waitara Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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